Ok I can do this. Yesterday I had a long conversation with my gardener. I had another with my cleaner a couple of days ago. They are the only two people I’ve actually seen this week. And that is OK. Several emails from old friends arrive to be answered and I realise that we are in a very different way of life from now on. An email from a very old friend suggests we go for a drink sometime soon...Here in rural Cornwall no one knows anyone who has had the virus..but we are aware that it has arrived, though so far has not impacted us at all. At home I don’t wear my mask. But if I do have to go out....about once a week...it comes with me...just in case. Actually going to the doctors is just a daft idea! No one wants to go to sit in a crowded room in order to see the doctor so the chemist in the village has stepped in. He has been wonderful in bringing medication here for me and to others in the village I’m hearing. I hear more about what’s going on in the village from Facebook rather than any other way. There is a wonderful feeling of helping us to staying safe for us old ones.. I still get my big shop from Tesco regularly but anything else I need from the village is brought up for me! Next door , a holiday let has a family staying with bright surf boards sitting in the garden, a timely reminder that the village is full of our usual visitors...and this is good mostly...we rely on them and the money they spend to get us through the winter. Survival is on everyone’s minds..and we will...God willing. But I am learning not to actually meet real people... talking on the phone is fine. In a pandemic we all have to play our parts even if that means being alone most of the time...we can all do this!
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Good neighbors are a lucky asset. My next door neighbors have been a huge support here, he has twice cut our very high hedges back in the last five months and they have offered support in shopping etc. I haven't needed, but knowing that they are concerned about me and Jen in hospital is lovely.
And my daughter in law across the road, still shielding due to her ongoing issues with blood clotting and kidney failure has been a moral support.
And my parish church, many friends have emails, rung or texted us prayers and support, I couldn't ask for a kinder, more thoughtful group of people. And of course, via the internet, many online friends, some who I know personally and others who I have only met online have supported us with prayers and advice on questions I have posed on what happens when Jen comes home. The bit world comes nearer in a crisis and I thank God for that.
@UKViewer...Its good you have kind neighbours to call on if and when needed. Kindness and helping one another out is what’s getting us through this...long may it continue..
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